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02-15-2018, 11:43 AM #1Senior Member
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Purple slate
Hi guys,
found a mountain near my home all made of this stone, it's purple slate it's possible to fill a truck per day with it,and it's work very well for SR or knives.
live a few kilometers from Italy.All you will do without taking the time,
Time will not respect it.
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02-15-2018, 11:49 AM #2Senior Member
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I pick rocks and shape hones from around where I live too. It is a lot of fun.
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02-15-2018, 05:04 PM #3Senior Member
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Looks nice. Where are you located in France?
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02-15-2018, 05:24 PM #4Skeptical Member
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Thats a nice big chunk of rock. I should see if slate is something found around my area.
Now that i think about it. Being at one of the highest areas in the USA, there probably is no slate. Who knows.Last edited by Gasman; 02-15-2018 at 05:39 PM.
It's just Sharpening, right?
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02-15-2018, 05:43 PM #5Senior Member
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Originally Posted by Brontosaurus
Menton in the ###**** of France!
and you are welcommer for a stone picking up party ! come with your truck!
Last edited by gssixgun; 02-20-2018 at 05:20 PM. Reason: Seriously ??? do I need to explain it
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02-15-2018, 07:37 PM #6Senior Member
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Looks like the Welsh Slate 'Yellow Lake' stone sold by a well known seller on eBay, I think he goes by AJ? I sometimes you the Welsh Slate 'Dragon's Tongue' stone then the Yellow Lake instead of the Coticule with great results. Fine finishing stone, easy slurry, I use mine a lot.
If you may have the resources to cut and lap those stones you could sell them, you may have a gold mine there..................Last edited by DoughBoy68; 02-15-2018 at 07:42 PM.
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02-15-2018, 07:39 PM #7Senior Member
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Nice find. I use local slates found in Vermont, New York and New Hampshire. They make great finishers and touch up stones
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02-15-2018, 07:48 PM #8Senior Member
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Yes,but i m too lazy! Originally Posted by DoughBoy68
All you will do without taking the time,
Time will not respect it.
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02-15-2018, 09:12 PM #9Senior Member
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Thanks. With a name like that, I would think it was more the forehead of France! But from the Wikipedia picture, it doesn't look like such a bad place (apart from maybe tourist season). Reason I asked is because I spend a lot of time in the Vosges mountains, where my wife is from. There I've found purple slate that holds promise, but which is ultimately too brittle. Originally Posted by paloma
Menton in the ###**** of France! and you are welcommer for a stone picking up party ! come with your truck!
Bonne continuation en tout cas...
Last edited by onimaru55; 02-20-2018 at 11:01 PM.
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02-15-2018, 09:47 PM #10Senior Member
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Faudrait que je finisse le surfaçage de la mienne ...
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